The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-11
THE RAILROADS.

the r'ads. The tide Of travel from the
North soutbward during he past few days
has teen greater thaa ever before at the cor
responding ,eason.
IT Ia said tnst Receiver N, Nulta, uf
the Wabash, has promh cd to investigate the
alleged maniuulation e Wabash tickets by
b.. Louis zeal .srs throush conniyance with
come OF the roads officials.
lT Is contem plated 10y Lou vile and
Nashville to run a series Of che . excur,ions
from ST. Loui. to the bst,lyhslds of the South
during the coming q. A, h. reunion. The
scheme IL 10 wake citeuittus tickets, good
going south over one ute and returning
~ another.
Twenty SIX sailing v'siels carrying
1900 tons Of steel ra Is are on their way out
to San Francisco for the sosthern Pacific.
Most Of the rail, were bought 10 England,
while the rest are from Philadelpha. The
larger part arc 70 be used 10 pushins 10 com
pletlon the northern divi ion Of the south
en- Pacih - stem, which will Eivs thortsr
and moe direct route from San RrsL cisco
~ Loo Angeles BY way OF san Jose, San Lula
Obispo a. d santa barbara.
= PRESIDENT GARRETT, Of the Balti.
more and Ohio, It 10 stated, will net for IN.
present utiliss any OF the three lines Of rail-
road he ha nov surveyed between Pbiladei-
phis and New York. Tbs 10 because Il Il
stat d that counsel have Uncovered that At.
ter the TogIganis al N Of the Re ID ng be can
we the North Pe%p,ylvani. md Bou ID
Brock ia e. 60 New York, under the contract
which be made with the forAer IN an asement
OF the Rolding railroad.
Ara JOINT meeting Of TIE passer ger
agents Of the Chicago terminal liues on Msn-
day. the on 'isls asr.,d upon instruction, to
be given b the secretary Of tho Ma ional
Educational Association with resari TO
ttamppg return portions OF eIcursion itch
sts, ant also uniform action 10 takinE ~ re-
turn coupons Of me hers who NAV desire
erten,ion Of time limit, and, further, the
rue by which the rsadi thAll be governed
In gta.tin the same.
SAg AsToSIo special 10 the TINS
Ds-Ocrar The hrst through ID pment over the
Atchisou, Topeka aud santa W connection
Of the San Antonio aud Aransas Pass road
arrived tais afternoon. II consisted & three
cars Of npu, from Lawrence, Kas, for
Me'srt, A. II Pans A %. he come elton
marks now era Ia the hitorb Of ss An.
tonic ~ riins another oomgoti,g lin. q
sl points on he Atlantic seabard via Gsl.
vefl0n, a. we'll a. the sfeat No thwssi. So
cluding 81. Louis, Ktnsa, Ci,y and rhi-
cAgo, 10 IL expected that there will be a
matefisl eight cut In very short time.
Az AleNsndfis, Is, sp,cial to the
Taa De@scrai fsHs; Co. D. W. johnson.
president OF tho AleIaadria aud Little REX
Raj 'oad Company. arrived h,re last night
from Can den. Arb having come over The
entiie route 6Y land. lie Il much pleased
rith u, ard says " h much better n u he
had eauoe Ell today lie COZ fsrrsd with ZONE
OF the ct Tsnt AMI ho 9 o. PineviIie, aud
urged the voting Of a eve mil taS a. safly
AZ pos,ible AZ 20 securing the Z ght Of va
aud other privileges Alens The line, he said
10 would have no tfoubls, HIS COZ ~ of en-
ri errt afs 10 ne shortly put Ia the Acid, and
active operations wall begin.
Tus Inlerstats q immissinn gives
out that sitter rsconvsbibs on July 18th. Il
will retderis decisions. on three question,
which Il has now had for some ,iae under
consideration. Thee are hrt. tho riFht Of
"a lway companies to refuse 10 sell tickets
over the lines Of other so1 paniss With do
not comply With the requirements of the
former IN rssafd 10 paJigE tioAst commi..
tiOnsg second, tie NJ b. o. raj Fay compa.
MES g. gent spscial rates 10 commercial
traveller, and third, the Obligation OF rail
way COZ paniss 20 receive AVID handle on
patent rolling stoct Ills not stated sheth-
or the Commiss on will decide o. the que,.
ton II the rtE " color 4 . y ons 70 ride In
brtt Glass oafs % ptiinF full fare. Three
complaints Of thi. character are before the
Com ifsiOo and u Ger atnlt time th the
subject which 70 disturbing southern rAilsay
men aud the southern uublte 90 EfeAtly
should be dsei Cd. -k1. Say AEs.
THE Il innin Legislature at its LAST
session passed IN important Law authorizing
railway companies which have put In use
any blocking signalling devices that have
been approved b. the Biatd e Railway Com.
misiionefs 10 run their trains ~ilhou stop.
pins al the eI0flinr u other roads ~ " .
required Ny tho rnef law. 5itnil fehaot
monts have Al ealJ been made in many
other states and ~ passing III law Illinois
has rather tariily taken Afiep In the inter
ests NOS 30 much Of the "a Ivy lmpAniss
~ of he travo iuE rubli'. Blocking and
| tiEnalinrd vices ave uosn 20 perfected that
| they form complete sAioEunfd against col.
| lisions at cfosslug and thsf uso " II
/ save the wear and Ia 2 aud delay " pal inc
| ~ heavy trains aud NATURALLY facilitate
rarid running. A. pfe'sgt the trains on
many Of III. foads IN THIS State have to 90 q .
| TIA ia stop from r. dozen 10 twenty ttmaf
10 hundred NJ 10, A. the exc 20 Of great
waste Of poser in stgpplns add starring and
| grsst loss % time. =kalway Ase.
IHh u ~ fhll mas en- lad on a
road which, although i, IL 10 be onlg tvoniy.
three niles long, /. 10 be Of much lao.
toftanos as a c,4n eIins LAX il Northeast.
ofn New York bels9on Canadian and
American rn'lsay systems TIE r.. d, tho
Fort 'oylhg'on and Msssena SPRING., will
b infn an cN ontiun q the Montreal end
Champaiu JuU elton branch q the lrand
| lfutk railway 10 CONNECTION with the
Rome, WATERFOWL hnd ugdousbIrg tailNay,
and thui give tue Ora ffuika iius " N
Montreal on the east side NJ the ~ Law
renee river and parable 10 IT, main u on
the vet side OF the river, and will % al
rect communication f0f the trade ~ Northern
kewiofk with ocean natiEat on AZ Montreal
In correction vito ihl rome, Watsrtowf
and UEdentburgh road 'hn 0fard Trunk wi
thus bayp liIe rem Montreal 70 BufAl,
east OF the 81. La~fsno, SO miles long
watch 10 last absut th- distance betussi
hos eitlS By way Of Prescott and 0stsps